Islamabad vs Nur-Sultan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Islamabad Nur-Sultan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$439
$780
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1168
$1921
🏠 One person rent
$198
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$457
$719
🍽️ Food expenses
$150
$276
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.4
$39
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$256
$591
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
67
43
😀 Quality of life
49
64
🏙️ Population
1.01M
1.08M

The cost of living in Islamabad is 44% less expensive than in Nur-Sultan. Cities ranked 8895th and 6525th ($439 vs $780) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th in Pakistan and Kazakhstan, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Kazakhstan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Islamabad compared to 0.8 months in Nur-Sultan. Islamabad ranked 2nd best city to live in Pakistan vs Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd in Kazakhstan, while ranked 6293rd and 4508th among best cities to live in the world.

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Islamabad Nur-Sultan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.79
$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.1
$33.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.44
$6.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$1.69
 Cappuccino
$2.06
$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.35
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$92
$306
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$505
$859
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$286
$604
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.4
$33.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$50.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.6
$13.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.49%
16.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1307
$1129
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$493
$755
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.82
$14.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.32
$5.01
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.26
$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.35
$9.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$5.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$7.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$2.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$2.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.8
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.64
$7.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.13
$1.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.9
$2.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.47
$2.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.1
$1.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.62
$1.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.2
$57.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.31
$5.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.9
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.01
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.4
$75.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.2
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$59.7
$209
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3133
$6243

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$376
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$323
91 km or 57 mi Mirpur
$328
108 km or 67 mi Mardan
$372
131 km or 82 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$341
132 km or 82 mi Baramulla
$277
135 km or 84 mi Mingora
$354
146 km or 91 mi Peshawar
$338
148 km or 92 mi Kohat
$374
158 km or 98 mi Gujrat
$330
169 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$388
183 km or 114 mi Sargodha
$456
191 km or 119 mi Hafizabad
$380
193 km or 120 mi Sialkot
$335
200 km or 124 mi Jammu
$344
203 km or 126 mi Gujranwala
$280
220 km or 137 mi Chiniot
$373
222 km or 138 mi Kamoke
$308
239 km or 148 mi Sheikhupura
$376
252 km or 156 mi Jalalabad
$358
254 km or 158 mi Faisalabad
$319
268 km or 167 mi Lahore
$406
279 km or 173 mi Jhang
$292
285 km or 177 mi Gojra
$344
287 km or 178 mi Amritsar
$500
287 km or 179 mi Sahiwal
$312
291 km or 181 mi Pathankot
$407
292 km or 182 mi Khost
$441
324 km or 201 mi Okara
$310
353 km or 219 mi Gardez
$469
356 km or 221 mi Jalandhar
$378
368 km or 229 mi Kabul
$599
392 km or 244 mi Khanewal
$358
396 km or 246 mi Burewala
$360
408 km or 253 mi Ludhiana
$430
418 km or 260 mi Multan
$371
427 km or 266 mi Ghazni
$476
465 km or 289 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$273
468 km or 291 mi Puli Khumri
$457
483 km or 300 mi Chandigarh
$397

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Distance City Cost of living
161 km or 100 mi Temirtau
$615
190 km or 118 mi Karaganda
$534
276 km or 172 mi Kokshetau
$630
278 km or 173 mi Ekibastuz
$520
392 km or 243 mi Aksu
$556
402 km or 250 mi Pavlodar
$556
442 km or 275 mi Petropavl
$575
446 km or 277 mi Omsk
$406
457 km or 284 mi Satbayev
$524
460 km or 286 mi Jezkazgan
$508
543 km or 337 mi Balkhash
$628
580 km or 361 mi Kostanay
$782
623 km or 387 mi Semey
$605
627 km or 389 mi Kurgan
$490
771 km or 479 mi Tyumen
$698
800 km or 497 mi Oskemen
$550
803 km or 499 mi Chelyabinsk
$523
826 km or 513 mi Kyzylorda
$533
852 km or 530 mi Taldiqorgan
$570
855 km or 531 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$585
856 km or 532 mi Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky
$586
872 km or 542 mi Miass
$531
875 km or 544 mi Kentau
$519
875 km or 544 mi Barnaul
$619
879 km or 546 mi Magnitogorsk
$473
880 km or 547 mi Novosibirsk
$649
893 km or 555 mi Orsk
$451
902 km or 561 mi Zlatoust
$539
903 km or 561 mi Turkistan
$532
910 km or 566 mi Kapchagay
$791
917 km or 570 mi Taraz
$461
949 km or 590 mi Bishkek
$710
949 km or 590 mi Yekaterinburg
$701
953 km or 592 mi Kant
$681
955 km or 593 mi Biysk
$357
960 km or 597 mi Talas
$653
965 km or 599 mi Kaskelen
$838
967 km or 601 mi Tokmok
$673
968 km or 602 mi Almaty
$941
977 km or 607 mi Tacheng
$595